Allergies In Colorado Just Hit Harder Than Anywhere Else

If it feels like your allergies have been worse this year than you can remember, you are not wrong and you definitely are not alone. People all over Colorado are feeling the exact same way.

Typically the official "allergy" season lasts from spring to fall, with peaks around the end of April through early June for people allergic to trees and grass, and peaking late August and September from those who suffer from ragweed or weed allergies.

This year is particularly wild because of the weather we've been experiencing since that mostly snow-less winter we had. The lack of snow created a very, very dry start to allergy season, and the early warm weather we had gave extra time to trees, weeds and grasses for pollination.

And their getting started early meant the pollen concentrations raised FAST as allergy season began back in February this year.

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So a dry winter didn't knock all that pollen down to the ground. Then the early warm sunshine allowed the levels to quickly increase. And now the lack of consistent rain isn't helping either.\

If you've ever wondered what you're allergic to based on the time of year you get allergies, generally in Colorado February through May is tree allergies. May through August brings the grass allergies. And August through October is when people suffer from weed allergies.

For people who have allergies all year, you may want to consider a different state. High winds and Colorado's higher elevation often make your allergies feel a lot worse than other states.

You can track the pollen levels on many weather websites or at pollen.com.